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Fortuna

Nicholas Maes

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Fortuna

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

A Felix Taylor Adventure

by Nicholas Maes

Reading Level 6 11LP Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.

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About This Book

Felix bolts through the twisting corridors of the time machine, heart pounding as the future he knows unravels behind him. Someone's trying to undo his biggest discovery—lupus ridens, the mysterious 'laughing wolf.' Can Felix and Caroline catch the stranger before everything they believe in vanishes?

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade adventure follows Felix and Caroline as they race through time to protect a groundbreaking scientific discovery from being erased. The story involves themes of friendship, courage, and the consequences of tampering with time. Suitable for ages 9-12, it contains mild peril typical of the adventure genre but no intense violence or mature content.

Why we rated Fortuna 11LP

Fortuna is written at a Level 6 reading level across 257 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Fortuna works for readers up to grade 8.0.

We rate Fortuna as 11LP ("Light — Physical") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.

Thematically, Fortuna explores adventure, science & nature, friendship, and time travel — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

  • Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
  • Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
  • Kids drawn to stories about adventure, science & nature, friendship.

Maybe not for

  • ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.

For Parents

Content Intensity

11LP — Light — Physical
Emotional
Light
Physical
Light
Social
Clear
Thematic
Light

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Data confidence: standard

Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

2/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
5
Emotional Weight
4
Theme Richness
4
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

257 pages
ISBN
9781459705623
Pages
257
Publisher
Dundurn
Published
2013
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

Adventure and Adventurers